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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-04
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN,
ny HIS CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARIES, JOHN {
NICOLAY AND col. JOHN HAY.

This great work, begun with the sanction of
President Lincoln, and continued under the
authority of bis son, the Hon. Robert T. Lin
coin, is the only full and authoritative record
of the life of Abraham Lincoln. Its authors
were friends of Lincoln before his presidency
they were most Intimately associated with
him as private secretaries throughout his term
of office, and to them were transferred upon
Liucolns death all his private papers. Here
will be told the inside history Of the civil war
and of President Lincoln's administration, i'm
portant details of which have hitherto re-
manned unrevealed, that thew might first APP
pear IN this authentic history. BY reason Of
the publication of this work,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-04

John Quincy Adams and John Han
cock, 1.-THE signer," married two sisters,
the daughters of noted Methodist d.
vine in Connecticut. John Quincy was
favorite with the old couple, and
Mary's choice was approved by them.
So, when the bands were published, the
parent said: "Mary, If you will furnish
the text, will preach you a wedding
sermon" She was equal 10 the task,
and gave the text: MARY has chosen
the good part, which shall not be taken
from her." Needless to say that JUS
tice was done TO the occasion and the
text. Not so with Margaret, who in the
meanwhile was receiving the attentions
of her John in very inexpensive way,
as far as her parents were concerned,
for it is said that "he never crossed his
legs under their festive board" So,
when the banns were published she
said to her father: "Father, you
preached wedding sermon for Mary;
cannot you preach one for me?" He at
first demurred, but at last consented,
and called for the text, when Margaret,
who was equal to the occasion, said:
"And John came, neither eating nor
drinking, and yet we say he hath a
devil."-Boston Traveller.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-04
Couldn't be Declined.

Teacher--How would you decline to
drink?
Willie--Can't be done.
Teacher Tin surprise )-Can't be done?
WilIie-No. 1 asked papa how he'd de-
cline and he said he couldn't do it-he'd
accept.-The Rambler.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-04
THE CENTURY
For 1867.

THE CENTURY is an illustrated monthly
magazine, having regular circulation of
about two hundred Thousand copies, often
reaching and sometimes exceeding two hun
its many attractions for the coming year is a
serial which has been in active preparation
for sixteen years. IL Is a history of our own
country in its most critical time, as set forth in
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THE WAR SERIES,

which has been followed with UnfIagging IN.
terest by great audience, will occupy less
space during the coming year. Gettysburg
Law, and others; Chickamauga, by Gen. ID. "
Hill; Sherman's March TO the Sea, by Generals
Howard and Slocum Generals q. A. Gilmore
VIM. 4. Smith, John Gibbon. Horace Porter
and John s. Mosby will describe specia. battles
and incidents. Stories of naval engagements
prison life, etc, etc, will appear.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-04
Scene in San Antonio.

For the LIGHT.
Mrs. B.-My dear Mrs. Smith, let me
congratulate you upon having obtained
divorce. am so glad. you know"
Mrs. Smith Thanks, Mrs. B., knew
you wOuld sympathize with me In my
trials and troubles, because you had been
through the ST. me mill only month ago
What are you doing now?
Mrs. Bit was my good fortune to
meet with one of the most generous
"friends" you ever heard OF, and he pro-
vides handsomely and is not exacting at
all, consequently have capital time.
Bat what are you yourself doing?
Mrs. Sob, have one Of the best
friends" you ever heard of so generous
and liberal as to leave me nothing to
wish for-he pays house rent and all
household expenses. What pleases me
more than all, is the fact that he is
married man, and on that account not
likely to p ay the part of bad penny
by being always on hand.
Such was the conversation, accidental
" overheard, in an auction room be-
tween two wives recently divorced, now
being supported and cared for by a
couple of "friends." Tom.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-04

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ton this paper.l
Can you afford 70 be without TIVE CENTURY,
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''The Hundreth Man. novel by Frank r
Stockton, author of 1.-THE Lady, or the Tiger p
etc, begins in November. Two novelties by
Geo. w. Cable, stories by Mary Halock Foote,
Uncle Remus," Julian Hawthorne, Edward
Eggeston, and other prominent American
authors will be printed during THO year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-04

with Illustrations include a series of articles
on affairs in Russia and Siberia, by George
KEENAN, author of Tent Life in Siberia"
who has just returned from a most eventful
visit TO Siberian prisons; papers on the Food
Question, with reference 10 its bearing on the
labor Problem; English Cathedrals: DIR. Fgg-
leston's Religious Life in the American Colo
MES Men and Women of Queen Annes Reign,
by Mrs. Oliphant; Clairyoyanee, Spiritualisn,
AstroloRy, etc. by the Rev ]. NJ. Buckley, ID.
D., editor of the Christian Advocate; astpOpo-
mical papers; articles throwing light on Bible
history, etc.
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The Daily Eight.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1887.
RAlLROADl TIME TABLE.
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Arrive from New Orleans, Houston
naI 80 n IN
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

ening demonstrations. but encount-
cred his furious glances with SO steady
an eye that he became demoralized in
turn and humbly apologized for his
vulgarity and abuse. He had scared
me nearly to death. for ! am rather a
frail man, but my glass eye brought
him to terms, as it does nearly every
one with whom it comes in contact.
II suppose them" suggested the re-
porter, "that you would advise the use
of glass eyes by business men,"
"Well, l hardly knew" meditated
the merchant. They are certainly a
great convenience. Possibly the ad-
vantages derived from them would
not justify man in putting out a nat
ural eye for the sake of supplying its
place with an artificial one. But the
question is open to argument. Much
can be said on both sides of it,"
II suppose, of course. that you ex-
clude women from the list of persons
who would find the glass eye of su-
perior benefit to the natural one ?"
81 am not sure of that. Women
see a great deal too much, and if the
range of their vision could be dimin-
ished one-half it might be of great
service to them.
"You see," continued the merchant,
growing philosophical, 81 have thought
great deal of late about the practic-
ability of creating a one-eyed race
You see, of late years the experiment
of raising hornless cattle has proved
successful. The seedless orange has
also been grown. Why not a one
eyed race? Think of the matter se-
riously. 1t is worthy of attention. >
And adjusting his artificial optic he
turned away for stroll among his
clerks.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

Johnnie, a bright bov Of years,
while being fixed up for school, OBJ
serving his little overcoat much the
worse for wear, and having more
mended places than he admired, turn
ed quickly to his mother and asked ,
Ma, is pa rich ?"
"Yes, very rich, Johnnie; he is
worth two millions and half"
"What in, maj"
"Oh. he values you at one million,
me at one million. and baby at half a
million"
Johnnie, after thinking a moment,
said /: MA, tell pa to sell the baby
and buy us some clothes. Boston
Globe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28
Nomenclature of the Plains.

Heres good luck to you. Judge"
said young man in the Gilsey House
barroom tolhis elderly companion as
he placed his glass to his lips.
The older man followed suit and a
twin gurgle resulted. The glasses re-
sumed their vertical position on the
shining bar.
"You needn't call me Judge" then
remarked the senior. II have no
right so the title and don't especially
care for it,"
"I'll avoid it then," returned the
other, though as have always heard
you mentioned as Judge Jones, moth
ing else seems natural"
"The judge part is merely West
ern title. There was DO special rea-
son / should object to it there, and, as
you know, they invariably called me
Judge. In Gods country, however,
plain Mr.. Jones suits me well enough" :"
How did you come to be called
Judge ?"
Well, that's quite simple. The first
town l struck in New Mexico was
Shakespeare, where everybody who
has any pretensions nt all has han
die to his name. A miner is Tom
or Bill to everybody and is often dis
tinguished by having the name of the
State he comes from added to this, as
Tex. or 'Arkansaw.' A man of
higher position gets his handle, too.
All who served in the war, and many
who didn't, were Majors Colonies or
Generals Others. got titles that
seemed to suit them more or less.
For instance, a man who wore eye-
glasses, if too young to be called Gen.
eral or Commodore, generally got
Professor, while l, being lawyer, got
Judge.
ut so happened that the respecta-
bic, if somewhat prosy, name of
Brown, was particularly well repre-
sented in Grant county, and as all the
representatives often came to Shake
speare, they all had to have different
titles. B. Gratz Brown, the candi.
date for Vice-President on the Greeley
ticket. was out there often on mining
business. He was Governor. A min.
ing engineer of the name was Geolog.
ical Brown. A rumseller at neigh
boring town was Colonel Brown. while
an inofiensive young fellow was term
ed 'Hoodoo' Brown. A fifth member
of the family was at first called Pro-
fessor, but he did not enjoy the title,
although he doubtless wished he had
kept quiet about it after he made his
final kick and found out what the re-
suit was. A party of men were sit
ting chatting when he entered the
room. Hello, professor ! one of
them exclaimed. L don't like to be
called professor he replied stifily,
and wish you fellows would call me
Brown, plain, simple Brown"
There was roar when one of the
rogues said: All right, If you want
to be called Simple Brown we'll ac-
commodate you And, sure enough,
this unfortunate Brown was never
able to shake this involuntarily self
chosen nickname. His protests were
in vain. 1t stuck to him like moth
er-in-law.-Star.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

"Wose deah? Tell me-ah-did
you make a memorandum of the
ah-wemawk / made to you when /
was here befoah I" "No, Charley, /
didn't" "That's dweadful, cause,
don't you know, I cawn't wecollect
myself whether l pwoposed to you or
Clawa. Whitehall Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

A lady teacher of music in Ontario
County inserted her professional card
in one of the county newspapers 1t
was seen by an old lover in Chicago,
who at once hunted her up, explained
his absence of quarter of century
and married her. 1t pays to adver-
tise.-Elmira Advertiser.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

A teacher writes: '"What will you
charge to publish an advertisement Of
a high school four inches long?" A
high school four inches long must be
such curiosity that people will go
and see it without any Advertising
Ex
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

"Your bill has been running long
time," insinuatingly remarked the
butcher to Mr.. Slopay the other day.
"That's bad" remarked Slopay SYM
pathetically. "Why don't you let it
walk i"-Wnshington Critic.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

To the Tin Trust, the Copper Trust,
the Cotton Seed Oil Trust, and the
Sugar Trust has been added Mutton
Trust. What the public want is a
chance to get trusted for mutton and
sugar.-Philadelphia North Ameri-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

"Ikey," said Oliver Sweat to his
only son at dinner the other day,
"what have we in the shape of pie?"
"Pie-plates," promptly responded TX
ey.-Stoughten Sentinel.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

1--WE don't care for the rain," said
one Baltimore girl to another as she
raised an umbrella "we're neither
sugar nor salt"
NO." replied the other, "but we're
lasses. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

Scrimmens says that the reason that
fall comes so regularly at this time of
the year is that its action is autum-
matic.-Merchant Traveller.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

Superstitious people claim that a
death is sure to follow the bowling of
a dog. 1t depends good deal, we
should say. on the kind of whack
one gets at the dog.--Oil City Buzzard.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

"You seem 10 be enjoying yourself,
Bobby" remarked one of the guests
at dinner party. "Yes," asserted
Bobby, with his mouth full, 81 am
making the most of it, cause after pa
and ma give big dinner like this it
is always cold pickin' for the next
thirty days."-Harper's Bazar.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

The man who wishes all is very
strong in comparison with one who
wishes but half.-Metternich.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

The prettiest girl in Chicago weighs
300 pounds and has hair lip. She
is worth $4,000, 0,000.-Judge.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

On seeing house being whitewash-
ed, small boy of 8 wanted to know
if it was going to be ved.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

A lamp has more sense than some
elderly people: If it is in a room
where there are two souls with but
married thought it invariably goes
out.-Yonkers Statesman.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

Pupil Ito music teacher]-Here is
a note with "v" over it; what do
you call that, Teacher [absent-mind-
ed1-A five dollar note.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

81 leave Paris to-day; what can l
buy as memento ?" asked tourist of
a friend.
"How would Paris leave buttons
do ?" was the reply.-Texas Siftings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

The Atlanta Constitution suggests
that Miss Emma Abbott pursue the
even tenor of her way. She can't ;
she's soprano.-Macon Telegraph.
She can pursue the tenor all the same.
New Orleans Picayune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

A writer in November magazine
asks; "Are the lower animals APP
preaching man 7" Some of the low
er animals have frequently approach
ed boys in the vicinity of apple or
chards, and no doubt they would APP
proach man if he were on the same
errand as the boys.-Norristown Her.
aid
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28
Advertising Rates.

sssness Cards, one year, one dollar per limo.
Lech notices, among local reading matter. tan
'ents per lina for each insertion.
business notices. I've cents per limo each insertion
Births. Marriages and Deaths free.
Obituaries Resolutions. Cards of Thanks, etc,
st advcrtisiDs rates. WI
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28
Ar. Bay City.

sDsily iDaily except Saturday. All other
trains daily except sunday. Parlor ear. on dny
trains. sleeping cars on night trains
t'ii v office Phmnix Block, corner W"shington
and Center Aves., and ut Nichi tan Central depot,
foot of Washington Ave. Telephone ,02s.
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

Guest--Waiter, bring me fried
beefsteak.
Waiter-With pleasure, sab.
Guest-No, not with pleasure, with
onions.-Texas Siftings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28
WIT AND HUMOR.

Never too late for the press-apples.
New Haven News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

The skate is, Of course, at home on
the rollers during the summer.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-12-28

Duncan Il. Cameron, M. ID. @. III.
Graduate McGill University, Montreal, late house
surgeon Montreal General Hospital. Diseases of
eyes and ears speciality. Office with DR.. Wilkin-
son, Second street. 1856
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-26
Facts Worth Knowing.

Home ruiers-W omen.
Swifts Specific is a medicine that has
done more to relieve suffering humanity
than all the physicians. Grant.
A bird on the toast is worth eighteen In
the hush.
Cancer is the worst form Of blood poison
but Swift's Specific has conquered cancer
A court house-The home of marriage
able daughters.
The worst cases of scrofula have yielded
TO the influence of Swifts Specific.
Needles were invented in 1545, and some
men haven't learned to thread them yet.
5. s. S. is purely vegetable. and it is an
antidote to all vegetable and mineral
poison. Thousands have tested it.
"He who laughs can commit no deadly
SIM said the wise and sweet hearted
woman who was the mother of Goethe.
A gentleman in Montgomery, Ala, took
s. s. s. to cure an ulcer, and atfirns that II
cured him of incipient consumption also
5 s. S. in dry powder form will suit all
temperance folks. They can use alcohol
or leave il out, as suits them best.
"Is marriage declining" asks an ex
change. No, 1t is generally accepting
The Swift Specific Company have two
books they mail free to all who may apply
for them. One on Contagious Blood
PCisons and the other on Blood and Skin
Diseases. Send for them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-26

The question often arises among farmers
as to the relative value of oat and wheat
straw for feeding purposes. To make an
accurate comparison between these straws
it would be necessary that each kind should
be cut ut exactly the same stage of ma
turity, willie in practice oats are usually
cut at an earlier stage of ripcness than is
wheat. Wheat straw in an average con-
dition, according to the analysis of as high
an authority as DR.. Nolcliner, contains
between and per cent. of fatty matter,
from to per cent. of heterogeneous com
pounds, 4 to q per cent. of sugar anu
muclagnouS matter, soluble in water,
and about 20 per cent of fiber in sufii-
GENTLY soft state to yield TO the action of
digestive liquids. Dat straw was found
to be somewhat similar in composition as
far us the proportions of oil and nitro
genOus compounds are concerned, but 1t
contained more sugar and eXtractive mat
ter and much larger proportion OF digest
ible fiber While in the case of wheat
straw rather more than one-fourth of the
total fiber is digcstible, in the case of oat
straw considerably more than one-half of
the fiber is soluble. Dat straw, then, rs a
rule, is superior in feeding value, because
il contains much larger proportion OF
digestible fat forming and heat producing
properties World.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-26
FARM AND GARDEN.
KEEPING A FESTIVE cows TAIL
QUIET WHILE MILKING.

How and When to Plant Seeds To Insure
Good Crops-A Raspberry OF Promise.
Some Points About the Way Garden
Should be situated.
The vegetable garden ought never TO be
In an orchard, or have trees or shrubs
within It, for best results. The vegetable
garden on farm should be placed, when
practicable, so rs to be easily reached from
the barn, to facilitate house cultivation.
a gentle inclination To the south and east
Is the warmest, will give the earliest vcGc-
tables, and he best for corn, melons,
tomatoes, etc, but it suffers more from n
spring or early fall frost, because Of re-
ceiving the direct rays Of the morning
sun. An inclination To the north and
west il later, suffers less in drought, and
is the best for peas, cabbage, lettuce, etc
So it is mn advantage in n large garden TO
have both these exposures, but for small
gardens gentle inclination to the south
and east or level surface Is the best.
The arrangement of n small garden,
when most or all of the work is done by
hand, is matter of taste, but on the
farm it is quite important to have the
garden so arranged that most OF the work
can be done by horse power.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-26
Transplantins Native Trees.

Nursery grown trees give, as a rule,
better satisfaction than do those taken up
from their native localities. This is prin-
cipally owing to the fact that the roots Of
plants growing wild extend further from
the stems than those raised in nurseries,
where they have been once or oftener
transplantcd. Yet, with little extra
care, native trees may be transplanted
successfully The American Agriculturist
advises that specimens growing in dry and
open situations should be selected. AS
many and as much If the roots, especially
the fine fbrous ones, that can be dug up
should be preserved, and care must be
taken not to expose these to the sun and
winds more than is unavoidable. The
tops have to be cut back severely, remov-
ing onc-half or two-thirds of all the
branches, and this is best done before
planting the trees. The holes should have
been dug previously, and whenever prac-
ticable the trees should be taken up and
planted on cloudy or damp day
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-26

Professor Augur, who has made study
of questions pertaining to the physiology
of plants, explains the chief cause of bar
renness of some wild vines to be unsexu-
atty. In some cases the anthers are de-
fective, with good stigma, in which nse
planting fertile vine which is perfect in
bloom and that is biscXual, like the Con
cord, will induce full productiveness by
cross fertilzation if, as is sometimes the
case, the stigma is defective, the fertile
male pollen will be wholly imperative
and no influence of culture or pruning
will reach the case with any certainty,
and the vine had better be abandoned and
a better one put in its place.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-26
Vicinity Items.

One hundred and ten negroes have been
to the coal mines near Peoria, 10 fill the
places of strikers.
James Donnelly, of Sheator, was re.
Gently sentenced to sixty days in the coun
~ jail for bad conduct, but it was suspen
ded on his promise of good behavior. He
broke loose again the otner day and will
have 70 serve out his sentence.
Warren McGarigle, Warden Noryell, OF
the Cook Co. insane asylum, Edward Nc
Donald. engineer of the hospital, Richard
Driscoll of the Chicago Pharmaceutical Co
and James T. Connolly of Chicago, have
been indicted and are under arrest for con
spiracy to swindle Cook county. The
alleged boodlers" promptly gave bail.
A law will be passed by the Legislature
of this state, forbidding the killing OF
prairie chickens, pheasants OF quails, for 8
period of from three TO five years.